[Lucky13]

Everyone is basing their predictions on the score of one game. Let's play this game: HC beat Fleming 33-0 knocking out 10 players for the next game in some fashion or the other (putting Powell in the playoff by the way). Estil, however, only beat them 27-14. So Harlan will win. I guarantee that Corbin is better than Estil. They only beat M'boro by 7 while HC beat M'boro by 22 and that was with several circus catches being made. So that means that HC must be better than Corbin who is top 5 AA. Makes no sense, you say? Well neither does the rationale that Breathitt whipped up on HC and Estil played them close so Estil will kill HC. Breathitt and Letcher are the only teams that ran on HC for the one who said they haven't stopped the run. Those two teams ran the spread. Anyone who gets under center and plays real football has gotten stopped by HC. Hunter Adams, (and Estil has no one like him), had 150. 70 was on a trap option. 40 was on a scramble at the end of the game against some of HC's subs. Powell ran for 9 yards. Estil cannot boast the same stats from that game. As for predicitions, I predict war.

On another note, in another thread I posted before that Breathitt dropped three wide open TD passes vs. Estil and also kneeled inside the 5 in a victory form. in that game. So to say the score was deceptive is an understatement. Breathitt also had a kid hurt that game. #34 I think it was.

We could compare the last two weeks but Harlan County did not schedule Phelps and Berea. Whew!!!!! Thank God too. Those could have really been some measuring sticks for our program. Real toughies. Until Estil stops playing people like them and Pineville and stops scrimmaging Lou. Iriquois and Jackson County, they will never get where they want to be. Like Ric Flair always said, "To be the man, you gotta beat the man!" They dang sure ain't beat no MEN yet. Whoooooo!!!!:ChairHit:

Try this one on for size. The Fugate kid from Breathitt, or the Gillam kid from Harlan. Not a hard question for anyone who has seen them play, Fugate big. This kid is a solid mountain back, and has great potential for D1. Gillam is tough as well, we've seen what he's done against a rebuilding M'boro team, anybody that puts up 400 yards rushing is tough, but as good as Fugate, not a chance. Fugate had 79 yards against Estill, that's a low number for most top backs, but especially him. Where it gets interesting is he had at least 40 yards (probably more like 50) on the last drive of the game when the Bobcats were sealing the victory. In about 44 minutes of football Estill's D held Fugate to 40 something yards at the most, that's a huge statement, and anyone who thinks otherwise has not seen the Fugate kid play. Middlesboro has had trouble stopping the run, Estill has not. No bus ride is going to effect the way Estill plas, there is a lot on the line this game, and in the end, it won't even be close. Harlan is an impressive team, but if Estill plays their A game, the Bears are handled easily!